In this post we meet Marieta Petrova. Marieta is paired with Aylin Yumerova and will be sharing her story at our upcoming seminar The Freedom to Choose: Contracts, Capacity & the Law on Friday the 18th of November. You can register for the event here. My name is Marieta Petrova. I am from Bulgaria. … Continue reading Meet the Storyteller – Marieta Petrova
Earlier in the week we met Helen Rochford Brennan. Moira is Helen's respondent and will present her ideas for reform based on Helen's experiences at our event, The Freedom to Choose: Contracts, Capacity & the Law on the 18th of November in NUI Galway. You can register for that event now on Eventbrite. My name is … Continue reading Meet the Respondent – Moira Jenkins
In this weeks installment in our Meet the Storyteller series we meet Irish dementia advocate Helen Rochford-Brennan. Helen will present her experiences, with her respondent Moira Jenkins, at our upcoming event 'The Freedom to Choose: Contracts, Capacity & the Law' on the 18th of November. You can find out more about the event here. My … Continue reading Meet the Storyteller – Helen Rochford-Brennan
On Tuesday we met Cath Roper from Melbourne, Australia. Cath is working with Piers Gooding, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Melbourne Law School, on a narrative and response relating to consent to medical treatment. My name is Piers Gooding. I come from Australia. My 6-word autobiography is: socio-legal academic and sometimes saxophonist. I have experience researching … Continue reading Meet the Respondent – Piers Gooding
The next installment in our Meet the Storyteller and Respondent series bring us to Melbourne, Australia to meet Cath Roper and Piers Gooding. Cath and Piers will be attending our thematic workshop on consent to medical treatment in January 2017. My name is Cath Roper. I am from Australia. My 7 word autobiography is: … Continue reading Meet the Storyteller – Cath Roper
This story come to us from our colleague, Ishita Sanyal of Turning Point Mental Rehabilitation Centre in Kolkata, India. If you would like to share your story on our blog please contact us on ercvoices@nuigalway.ie Don’t call me the skeleton man. I am Partho. I love life. I enjoy being with my family. Let me tell … Continue reading Partho’s Story: Don’t call me “The Skeleton Man”
In our last post we met Nicholas Clarke and now we will meet Nell Munro who is Nick's respondent for on the project. Nick and Nell will be presenting at our first thematic workshop on Criminal Responsibility which takes place on the 23rd of September in NUI Galway. You can find out more about the event and about how to register here. My name … Continue reading Meet the Respondent – Nell Munro
In the second installment of our Meet the Storyteller and Respondent series we will meet Nicholas Clarke and Nell Munro. Nick and Nell will be presenting at our first thematic workshop on Criminal Responsibility which takes place on the 23rd of September. You can find out more about the event here. My name is Nicholas Clarke. I am from … Continue reading Meet the Storyteller – Nicholas Clarke
Over the next few months we will run a series of blog posts to introduce you to the storytellers and respondents working on the project. Each week will focus on a specific pair, their experiences and aspirations for their contribution. Earlier today we met John Kidney and below is a post about Maria Gomez Carillo … Continue reading Meet the Respondent – Maria Gomez Carillo de Castro
Over the next few months we will run a series of blog posts to introduce you to the storytellers and respondents working on the project. Each week will focus on a specific pair, their experiences and aspirations for their contribution. This week we start with participants in our first thematic workshop on Criminal Responsibility which takes … Continue reading Meet the Storyteller – John Kidney
Voices of Individuals: Collectively Exploring Self-Determination 